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heterogeneric

heterogeneric adjective: of different genera.

Adjective

heterogeneric (not comparable)

  1. Of different genera.
    • Many congeneric spider species had optima in more open canopy while species that had their optima in more closed canopy were mostly heterogeneric.2016 February 5, “Impact of Canopy Openness on Spider Communities: Implications for Conservation Management of Formerly Coppiced Oak Forests”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of heterogeneric

From hetero- + generic.

Questions about heterogeneric

What does heterogeneric mean?
Heterogeneric means of different genera.
What part of speech is heterogeneric?
Heterogeneric is an adjective.

Words near heterogeneric in the dictionary

  1. heterogeneous equilibrium
  2. heterogeneous mixture
  3. heterogeneous mixtures
  4. heterogeneously
  5. heterogeneousness
  6. heterogeneric
  7. heterogeneses
  8. heterogenesis
  9. heterogenetic
  10. heterogenetically
  11. heterogenic

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